Ecs Group Of Companies
A global provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and project management solutions.
Assistant Lab Manager
Assist lab manager overseeing construction materials testing, safety, and staff.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Assistant Lab Manager will support laboratory safety and compliance by assisting the lab manager, overseeing testing activities, and promoting a safety culture. Responsibilities include ensuring proper PPE use, maintaining equipment calibration, enforcing quality management system policies, and guaranteeing staff certifications and laboratory cleanliness for accreditation compliance. Key technical duties include overseeing routine soils and concrete tests—such as Atterberg limits, gradation, moisture content, compressive strength, proctor testing, and concrete sample preparation—and beginning to classify soils visually. These activities ensure accurate material characterization for project requirements. Additional responsibilities involve interpreting test data and preparing reports. The role also includes mentoring and training lab staff, coordinating work schedules, supporting project managers, collaborating on staffing, and participating in business development and client outreach. • Support lab manager in supervising all laboratory activities and promoting a strong safety culture. • Ensure proper PPE usage, oversee equipment calibration and maintenance per manufacturer schedules. • Implement and enforce corporate and office Quality Management System policies to maintain accreditation (DOT, AMRL, CCRL, AASHTO). • Oversee routine soils tests (Atterberg limits, gradation, moisture content, UCS, proctor) and begin visual soil classification. • Oversee routine concrete tests, including sample labeling, curing, temperature logging, and break testing. • Interpret test data, prepare reports and summaries as requested by technicians. • Mentor and train lab staff, coordinate work schedules, and provide assistance to project and department managers. • Work with recruiting and supervisors to maintain adequate lab staffing and participate in business development and client outreach. • Maintain personal and team certifications for concrete and soils testing labs.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸soil testing
- ▸concrete testing
- ▸equipment calibration
- ▸quality management
- ▸data reporting
- ▸staff training
What You Bring
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and at least three years of related experience. They also need basic concrete or soils lab certifications, the ability to lift 60‑80 lb, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of testing equipment, ASTM standards, data interpretation, and quality management systems. • Meet physical requirement of lifting 60–80 lb and demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸high school
- ▸3+ years
- ▸lab certification
- ▸astm
- ▸communication
- ▸heavy lifting
Benefits
ECS Limited is offering a unique opportunity for a talented and certified Assistant Lab Manager to join our West Palm Beach team. The role focuses on quality control and supervision of junior staff within the construction materials testing laboratory to ensure departmental goals are met, with opportunities for professional development and incentives as skills advance. ECS will support career growth by providing leadership development, internal and external training, and certification opportunities with organizations such as ACI, ASNT, AWS, ICC, NICET, NRCA, RCI, state DOTs, and WACEL. These programs enable the Assistant Lab Manager to advance professional skills and achieve industry-recognized credentials.
Work Environment
Onsite